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Understanding our wounds — and letting God heal them

Nov 3, 20224 min read

Understanding our wounds — and letting God heal them

(Photo: Jackson David / Unsplash) Have you ever encountered a situation where your response was…well, weird? Where you could see that you...

Mary Beth Bonacci

Sep 15, 20224 min read

No such thing as a vacant prayer

(Photo: Chris Liverani / Unsplash) Have you ever prayed and wondered if God actually hears you? Have you ever felt like you aren’t...

Mary Beth Bonacci

Aug 19, 20225 min read

The Sacred Heart of Jesus burns for you

Photo by Gera Juarez | Cathopic When I was a kid, my parents had a statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus prominently displayed on their...

Mary Beth Bonacci

Jul 21, 20225 min read

The clash of the post-Roe worldviews

Hundreds of pro-abortion demonstrators tried to block a monthly pro-life march and prayer vigil at a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic...

Mary Beth Bonacci

Jun 16, 20224 min read

Actually, Whoopi, that is his job

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone at the altar during Mass in 2021. (Photo by Dennis Callahan/Archdiocese of San Francisco) What would...

Mary Beth Bonacci

May 31, 20224 min read

Open letter to a wavering friend

(Photo: Jonathan Sanchez / Unsplash) So, you say you are pro-choice. But you also say that you are appalled to hear that several states,...

We Cannot Fight for Women’s Rights if We Cannot Define What a Woman Is

Mary Beth Bonacci

Apr 28, 20224 min read

We Cannot Fight for Women’s Rights if We Cannot Define What a Woman Is

There are disadvantages to writing a monthly column in a 24 hour news cycle world. By the time my time rolls around, my chosen topics are...

You can’t get to heaven on your own — so stop trying

Mary Beth Bonacci

Mar 11, 20224 min read

You can’t get to heaven on your own — so stop trying

Assumption of the Virgin, Corregio, ca. 1526-1530. Well, I was typing on my phone during Mass again last Sunday. My fellow parishioners...

Mary Beth Bonacci

Jan 13, 20224 min read

‘Eye has not seen, ear has not heard…’

Paradiso, Gustave Dore, 1868. As I write this, we are on the eve of the first anniversary of my mother’s death. The last in a year of...

Jesus came to save the messiness of you and me

Mary Beth Bonacci

Dec 30, 20214 min read

Jesus came to save the messiness of you and me

(Photo: Adobe Stock) Have you ever googled “percentage of people who dread the holidays”? It’s kind of fascinating. The numbers range,...

Aaron Rodgers, ‘little white lies’ and the virtue of honesty

Mary Beth Bonacci

Dec 1, 20214 min read

Aaron Rodgers, ‘little white lies’ and the virtue of honesty

Photo by Keith Allison on Wikicommons via Flickr So Aaron Rodgers is in trouble. Back in August, he was asked by reporters if he had...

Mary Beth Bonacci

Nov 8, 20214 min read

How do you want to be remembered?

I’ve been telling you that one of my favorite books lately has been Morality by the late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. I love it on so many...

Mary Beth Bonacci

Sep 16, 20214 min read

Don’t fight God. Surrender and trust.

Photo by Steve Halama on Unsplash I spent some time the other day in the ongoing task of sorting through all of Mom’s stuff. So. Much....

How loving and being loved changes the world

Mary Beth Bonacci

Aug 20, 20214 min read

How loving and being loved changes the world

Photo by Timon Studler on Unsplash I’m a real estate agent. So I drive, a lot. Because I spend so much time in the car, I try to spend it...

Sin, suicide and the perfect mercy of God

Mary Beth Bonacci

Jun 24, 20214 min read

Sin, suicide and the perfect mercy of God

(Photo: Simeon Muller / Unsplash) I love my hair stylist. She’s a devoted Christian. So, when I see her, we tend to have much deeper...

Bacon, a random highway, and the last day I spent with my mom

Mary Beth Bonacci

May 3, 20215 min read

Bacon, a random highway, and the last day I spent with my mom

Photo by Jake Blucker on Unsplash Last month was my Mom’s 89th birthday. And the three-month anniversary of her death. I have written...

Mary Beth Bonacci

Mar 25, 20214 min read

Facing the fear of guilt

Image by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash First of all, I want to thank you all for the tremendous outpouring of support we have received in...

Lessons on proper elder care after my mother’s death

Mary Beth Bonacci

Mar 1, 20215 min read

Lessons on proper elder care after my mother’s death

We buried my Mom last month. In the summer of last year, I first drove her to her new memory care facility. My heart was breaking. She...

Overcoming the hatred and fear of the ‘other side’

Mary Beth Bonacci

Jan 12, 20214 min read

Overcoming the hatred and fear of the ‘other side’

TOPSHOT - The Peace Monument memorial is seen in front of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Donald Trump's...

Mary Beth Bonacci

Dec 16, 20204 min read

Returning to the basics in this unusual Christmas season

I really wanted to start this column any way except, “Well, it’s been an unusual year.” Seeing as how virtually every article you read...

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